Monday, March 11, 2013

-----------------------------------------------------What: Restoring the McKinley Square hillside with native plants. Where: McKinley Square Hillside, in San Francisco, at 20th St at San Bruno Ave. When: We meet once a month, next meet up is Saturday March 16th, 10am-12:30pmWant more info: email: or check out our blog & website, at www.McKinleySquare.orgBelow is a brief summary with pictures to help illustrate what we do. -----------------------------------------------------

Foxtails : The McKinley Square hillside is a designated off leash dog area, which but has a foxtail infestation.

What are they? sometimes called wild barley, foxtail weeds feature arrow shaped seeds that can be hazardous and fatal to dogs, getting caught in dogs toes, underbelly, and especially dangerous when inhaled in a dog's nose. Foxtails pop up every spring, and we have been eradicating them at McKinley Square and replacing them with native plants and grasses. We have been doing this for a number of years, but we can really use a large group to help remove them from the hillside in one shot. If we keep our efforts up, the foxtails will be virtually eliminated. Please join us.

There has been an ongoing effort by volunteers remove the foxtail weeds and plant native plants and grasses.